Thread: If you do FMQ, you need to watch this video

I have not done FMQ yet but I'm wanting to learn so I started watching youtube video's on the subject. I am so amazed at how this guy does it and he makes so much better sense then what I see others doing. I think I will try his way first to see how it goes. SInce I already have problems with bulging disks in my neck, I'm thinking this will be a lot better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=...ture=endscreen

Thanks for the link. I would've thought I'd watched ever FMQ video on YouTube by now, but I'd missed him!.

Thanks, for the link.

Thanks for the link. I have used a similar method and always thought I was wrong - guess I was worried too much about the quilt police. The gripper looks like a good tool - can't resist a new toy.

Thanks - there are so many tutorials there that I MUST look at.

Thanks for the link....,

Checked out the Martellinotions.com site for the free motion gripper rings. Wow! Pricy. Great idea, but a bit rich for my blood.

Originally Posted by MissQuilter

Checked out the Martellinotions.com site for the free motion gripper rings. Wow! Pricy. Great idea, but a bit rich for my blood.

I wrapped an embroidery hoop... maybe an 8 inch one, with that rubbery mat stuff that makes things not slip... sort of a open weave plastic stuff.... If you put it on your machine without the foot attached it does a similar thing as that gripper ring. (Then reattach the foot.... Just remove for room to get it under the foot!) Pretty cheap too, and I already had the hoop. Good luck. I think my problem is that I was trying to learn with the bigger patterns, and thought I would then move to smaller ones, but honestly, I think the smaller patterns are easier and maybe you then move UP to being able to do the larger, more open patterns. You have to move the quilt so much more with the larger patterns.

think I am going to try that.... Christine[/QUOTE]

I love this...we're there is a will there is a way. This might seem like a dunb question but do you attach the embroidery hoop the normal way. Do you put it through your quilt sandwich, or does it just sit on top? Thanks for sharing your ideas!

Originally Posted by bunbytes

Checked out the Martellinotions.com site for the free motion gripper rings. Wow! Pricy. Great idea, but a bit rich for my blood.

I haven't looked at them yet so I don't know what the price is but it looks simple enough to make out some sort of cheap hoop by adding a gripper surface to it. Not sure how yet but the idea is implanted in my head so I'm sure sooner or later something will pop in there.